en-USSun, 07 Jun 2020 05:06:04 GMTSun, 07 Jun 2020 05:06:04 GMTPageTypes CMS System60Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:49:17 GMTNew Providence customers whose names appear on the newly published list (dated June 3, 2020) found on this website and Facebook page are asked to visit the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Mychal Thompson Blvd. (adjacent to Customs House), on Thursday, June 4, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:23:36 GMTNew Providence customers whose names appear on this newly published list (June 2, 2020) are asked to visit the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Mychal Thompson Blvd. (adjacent to Customs House, Thompson Blvd), on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. ]]>Thu, 28 May 2020 09:37:55 GMTGrand Bahama claimants whose names appear on this list and the list found on our Facebook page are asked to visit the Freeport Local Office on Friday, May 29, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.— 4:00p.m.
]]>Wed, 27 May 2020 09:22:10 GMTOver the next three days, the National Insurance Board (NIB) will provide customer service from the Thomas A. Robinson stadium on Mychal Thompson Blvd. ]]>Mon, 25 May 2020 16:30:09 GMTNew Providence claimants whose names appear on this published list found on the NIB website and Facebook page are asked to visit the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium on Mychal Thompson Blvd. (adjacent to Customs House), on the designated days between the hours of 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
]]>Tue, 19 May 2020 17:00:40 GMTThe National Insurance Board is pleased to advise the status of Unemployment Benefit and Unemployment Assistance Payments as of Friday 15th May, 2020. ]]>Mon, 11 May 2020 12:35:07 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that pension payments for the month of MAY 2020 will be made on the following dates:
]]>Mon, 11 May 2020 12:29:39 GMTAs we transition our services to online platforms, NIB is advising customers to be aware of the increase in phishing scams that seek to take advantage of customers during this time ofvulnerability.
]]>Mon, 04 May 2020 11:02:38 GMTThe National Insurance Board has is pleased to advise the public of our mobile contact listing for your convenience.]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:26:58 GMTIf you are a customer of RBC Royal Bank of Canada and have signed up for Royal Online Internet banking, you now have the convenience of paying your National Insurance Contributions online.]]>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:23:53 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) is appealing to employers who have not recently filed their contributions statements (C10s) and have laid off staff to file the C10s as soon as possible so that the Unemployment Benefit (UEB) can be paid quickly. ]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:22:25 GMTThe National Insurance Board has partnered with SunCash, a regulated Supervised Financial Institution, Non-Bank Money Transmission Service Provider, to provide innovative, safe and timely payment option(s) .......]]>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:25:38 GMTThe National Insurance Board has paid the claims of 11,662 persons who have lost their income as a result of COVID-19 amounting to just over $5.4 million for the first two-week payment of the unemployment benefit (UEB).]]>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:49:33 GMTFor Customers Paying By Credit Card, Cheque, and Online. ]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:12:49 GMTGiven the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the Bahamian economy, the Government of the Bahamas has launched a new Unemployment Assistance Programme for Self-Employed (Sole Entrepreneur)...]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:53:31 GMTThe National Insurance Board is pleased to advise that a number of the processes have been innovated to rapidly get Unemployment Benefit (UEB) payments to claimants, and is concluding agreements with several companies which would allow for the expedited payment of the UEB, for an initial four weeks, or longer if necessary. ]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:14:03 GMTPublic Notice - Early Pension Payments Update]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 17:12:09 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) is pleased to advise that it has made the first tranche of payments on Friday, 3rd April, 2020 to recipients of the Government Unemployment Assistance Programme for self-employed persons in the tourism sector impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown in the amount of $555,893.66.]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:07:20 GMTSee our full directory listing...]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:23:25 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that pension payments for the month of APRIL, 2020 will be made available early. ]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:45:38 GMTSou semen kap yo, NIB parl sispansyon tout fas a fas tranzaksyon ak eksepsyon an nan]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:31:41 GMTEn las proximas semanas, NIB suspendera todas las transacciones cara a cara con la excepcion de la recogida de cheques y los pagos de contribucion... ]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:56:32 GMTUnemployment Benefit can be payable where an employed person is temporarily laid off because of the negative economic impacts of COVID-19.]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:53:13 GMTThe National Insurance Act & Regulations provides for the payment of Sickness Benefit when a worker is quarantined - i.e., when he is “required to abstain from work because he is under observation by reason of being a carrier, or his having been in contact with a case of an infectious disease” (B&A Reg. 31[2]).]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:49:14 GMTThe National Insurance Act & Regulations provides for the payment of Sickness Benefit when a worker is rendered (temporarily) “incapable of work as a result of a specified disease or physical or mental disablement...” ]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:16:04 GMTOver the next few weeks, NIB will be suspending all face to face transactions, with the exception of cheque collection and contribution cheque payments....]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:59:05 GMTThe public is advised that all NIB offices in New Providence will open at 9:00 a.m.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:07:23 GMTThe public is advised that all local offices in Grand Bahama and the Family Islands....]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:51:58 GMTThe Government of The Bahamas, in collaboration with the National Insurance Board (NIB), is responding to bring financial support to self-employed Bahamians in the tourism sector whose income sources have been
disrupted by COVID-19.]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:51:13 GMTEmployers have multiple options to pay their NIB Contribution payments. Select the payment option that works best for you....]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:55:21 GMTAll NIB Offices are operational. However, all face to face services have been suspended, with the exception of cheque payments and persons collecting cheques.]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:15:03 GMTCOVID-19 Connect with us, our staff stands ready to assist.]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTNIB Coronavirus Awareness Training- This video was produced to lend to the health and safety training towards "flattening the curve" of the Coronavirus spread. It is our hope that this provides NIBBERS easy and clear steps to follow within the NIB organization and within your family surroundings.]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:58:03 GMTOn Thursday March 26, NIB will begin accepting applications for the Government-Funded Unemployment Assistance which will be extended to self employed persons...]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:51:55 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) has activated its Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to address potential business disruptions, which may come as a result of COVID-19. NIB has been in contact with the National Coordinating Committee to ensure that the necessary actions are consistent with the national response.]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:23:08 GMTHow National Insurance provides for workers when income is suspended due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMTEmployers can now take advantage of NIB’s drop box for contribution payments by cheque at NIB Headquarters, Baillou Hill Road; Carmichael Road local office and Cable Beach Post Office.]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) has activated its Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to address the potential for business disruptions which may come as a result of COVID 19 and to ensure the safety and health of our staff and customers.NIB is in contact with the National ]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:55:32 GMTThe National Insurance Board introduced a new renewal decal system in late 2019 to extend the life of the existing smart cards which at the time of issuance had a 5-year expiration, and in anticipation of changes to the card as part of the Strategic Plan to include a payment mechanism. The new approach resulted in reduced administrative expenses, which is a key priority of the Board.]]>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:07:06 GMTThe Government of The Bahamas has approved the extension of the Unemployment Benefit (UEB) to assist workers in Grand Bahama and Abaco who became unemployed as a result of Hurricane Dorian. ]]>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:28:38 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) is seeking suitably qualified companies to provide design and implementation services to upgrade the network infrastructure at its local offices throughout The Bahamas. READ MORE...]]>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:28:24 GMTThe National Insurance Board invites the general public to stop by our Open House where the Registration and Compliance departments will be open to provide full services. ]]>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:55:53 GMTPension Payment Schedule 2020]]>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:03:01 GMT]]>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:38:10 GMTOn Friday, November 29, 2019 the Union of Public Officers (UPO) staged a demonstration at The National Insurance Board’s Headquarters, Clifford Darling Complex, Baillou Hill Road....]]>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:08:21 GMTThe National Insurance Board is please to inform the public...READ MORE]]>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:54:00 GMT]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:51:32 GMTThe National Insurance Board co-partnered with the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) for its popular Power Breakfast for a demonstration of NIB’s newest dynamic and innovative Employer’s Self-service (ESS) portal. ]]>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:44:58 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) is seeking suitably qualified Bahamian Companies to provide Brokerage Services for the Group Life and Health Insurance plan for active and retired employees of the National Insurance Board and the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation.
]]>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:41:16 GMTThe National Insurance will hold a Town Meeting on Wednesday November 13, 2019...READ MORE...]]>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:16:29 GMTThe Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and The National Insurance present...]]>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:32:30 GMTThe National Insurance Board Wishes to advise the public that our Marsh Habour office has re-opened for business.]]>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:42:55 GMTOn October 7 of this year, the National Insurance Board (NIB) celebrated 45 years of social security administration in The Bahamas.Throughout its history, the Board has improved its service delivery by introducing innovative and convenient products and services to thousands of workers and employers who participate in the social security programme.
]]>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:41:44 GMTThe National Insurance Board is please to announce that our Abaco office is open to the public for half days until our systems are fully restored.]]>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:49:01 GMTThe National Insurance Board Continuing to Work with Staff Union While Improving Efficiency and Managing Administrative Costs
The National Insurance Board continues to cooperate in good faith with its staff union, the Union of Public Officers (UPO), to assist the Ministry of the Public Service and National Insurance to conclude negotiations on the new Industrial Agreement in an environment where the Board has to improve its efficiency targets and better manage administrative costs.
]]>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 01:32:52 GMTOn October 7, 2019, the National Insurance Board celebrated 45 years of social security administration in The Bahamas. To commemorate this milestone, NIB has planned a number of community outreach and staff activities. The Board kicked off the celebrations by observing Customer Appreciation Day on October 17th at its offices throughout The Bahamas. ]]>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:41:00 GMTAs a part of the National Insurance Board’s 45th anniversary celebrations, NIB staff visited 13 Senior Homes in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Andros. Staff members volunteered ]]>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:32:33 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) apologizes to its customers for any disruption in services on Wednesday 23rd October, 2019 experienced at its offices between 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. when many of its staff members gathered during their tea break to assert grievances with the progress of Industrial Agreement negotiations.
]]>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:17:04 GMTThe National Insurance programme was established on December 12, 1972 with the signing into law of the National Insurance Act, 1972. The National Insurance Board (NIB), the organization charged with administering the social security programme, opened its doors officially on October 7, 1974. Its primary mission was and is to provide income-replacement in respect of sickness, invalidity, maternity, retirement, death, industrial injury/disease, and involuntary loss of income. ]]>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:30:53 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that, with the exception of Moores Island, all other pension payments for the month of OCTOBER ]]>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:44:10 GMTApplications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of Clerical Coordinator I - National Prescription Drug Plan. ]]>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:36:28 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) is seeking suitably qualified Bahamian companies to provide Brokerage Services for the Group Life and Health Insurance plan for active and retired employees of the National Insurance Board and the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation.
]]>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:52:51 GMT]]>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:17:25 GMT]]>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:08:45 GMTThe National Insurance Board’s (NIB) Registration Department is proactively working to assist with issuing replacement National Insurance (NI) smart cards to residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama ]]>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:45:28 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise that the Department of Labour is on-site at NIB’s Baillou Hill Road headquarters today, September 18th until ]]>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:41:51 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that all pension payments for the month of SEPTEMBER will be made available on WEDNESDAY, 11th SEPTEMBER, 2019.
]]>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:56:00 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that its offices will resume normal business hours tomorrow Wednesday, 4th September, 2019 at 9a.m. ]]>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:20:13 GMTDue to the pending Hurricane Dorian and aftermath, The National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that the Smart Card Collection Drive scheduled for Saturday, August 31, 2019 has been POSTPONED until further notice.
]]>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:14:48 GMTThe National Prescription Drug Plan wishes to advise its members that a “Hurricane Watch or Warning” has been issued. NIB will allow for early prescription refills if you have less than a two week supply of medication. To obtain a refill, please present your ACE Prescription Card to any participating pharmacy.
]]>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:20:33 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the public that our BERRY ISLANDS office will CLOSE at 1:00 p. m. today, Thursday, August 29, 2019 ]]>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMTFor Sickness, Maternity and Injury benefit claims with EzPay Direct Deposit, payments are made directly to your bank account.]]>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:30:24 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) has established a Serious Arrears Task Force to go after the millions in contributions arrears which are owed to NIB and which fund the pensions and other benefits of the workers of The Bahamas through the National Insurance Fund (the Fund).]]>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:23:00 GMTThe National Insurance Board is pleased to advise that the project to construct a new government office complex in Alice Town, Bimini, is being restarted with the signing of the final contract on June 11, 2019 with Pyramid Construction. ]]>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:17:59 GMTAll persons who receive monthly benefit or assistance payments are required to be verified - i.e., produce notarized documentation in evidence of their continuing eligibility for the payments. ]]>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:18:22 GMTThe National Insurance Board invites proposals from suitably qualified firms for the procurement, installation and deployment....]]>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 22:10:20 GMTOfficials from the National Insurance Board recently conducted a site inspection of the proposed Ministry of National Security Building on John F. Kennedy Drive]]>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:35:06 GMTMr. Troy Smith, FLMI, HIA, has been appointed as Chairman of The National Insurance Board with effect from July 1, 2018.
Mr. Smith has 29 years experience in the Life, Health, Disability and Annuity Insurance Industry, having served ]]>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:01:09 GMTThe National Insurance Board advises recipients of Long-Term Benefits and Assistances that the 2018 increases to pensions will be paid in October. The increases (of up to 1.2%) will be paid retroactive to July of this year.
]]>Tue, 15 May 2018 12:01:14 GMTThe amendments made to the National Insurance Act in 2010 introduced automatic biennial adjustments to pensions, grants and the wage ceiling. The adjustment to pensions and grants is based on the change in the retail price index in the two previous calendar years prior to the adjustment year.
]]>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:33:15 GMTAs a part of the government’s “Ease of Doing Business” initiative, the National Insurance Board (NIB) is pleased to advise of upcoming changes in the application process for business registration and contribution status letters (letters of good standing).]]>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:09:59 GMTThe National Insurance Board salutes its retirees and long service awardees
for their 10, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service...]]>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:41:26 GMTThe public is advised that the OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY UNIT (OHSU) will begin operating from the NIB CARMICHAEL ROAD COMPLEX adjacent to The Walk-In Clinic as of January 30, 2017 ]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:09:43 GMTThe National Insurance Board wishes to advise the general public that the Town Centre Mall Registration Centre will be closed until further notice.
]]>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 11:01:06 GMTMs. Renae McKay, Chairman of the National Insurance Board, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Patricia Hermanns to the post of Director... ]]>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:16:21 GMTNIB has introduced a new call centre to better serve you our valued customers.]]>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:56:21 GMT]]>Fri, 13 May 2016 11:17:45 GMTNIB apologizes to customers]]>Fri, 13 May 2016 10:34:45 GMTDirect Deposit payment available for all short term benefits. ]]>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:26:57 GMTThe National Insurance Board is pleased to announce several new changes arising from the completion of Phase II of its new Insurance Administration System.]]>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:03:05 GMTServices will be carried out manually between March 10 and March 30, resulting in some delays. ]]>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 11:24:44 GMTWe're Modernizing our system to better serve you.
]]>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:21:45 GMTThe National Insurance Board remains committed to continuous improvement of service delivery, and to meeting – indeed, exceeding – customers' expectations. In this regard, the public is advised that on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, NIB will extend its hours of operations at its Jumbey Village Local Office, located in the Clifford Darling Complex on Blue Hill Road. Persons who recently claimed and qualified for Unemployment Benefit, including those recently laid off from Bahamar, a]]>Fri, 09 May 2014 17:19:26 GMTThe Government of The Bahamas has announced that there will be an increase in the Minimum Wage effective August 15, 2015. In this regard, the National Insurance Board advises employers that for all workers impacted by the change in the minimum wage, there will be a corresponding increase in contribution payments for the month of August and thereafter.]]>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:01:08 GMT]]>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:57:20 GMT]]>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:29:15 GMT]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:43:04 GMT]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:40:34 GMT]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:57:57 GMT]]>Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:58:43 GMT]]>Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:41:56 GMT]]>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:27:54 GMT]]>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:17:48 GMT]]>Mon, 27 May 2013 14:43:28 GMT]]>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:59:00 GMTFeedback metrics and more traditional deata helped the National Insurance board of The Bahamas commit to customer service.]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:17:38 GMTIn connection with its National Prescription Drug Programme (NPDP), the National Insurance Board has had another star added to its crown in a year that has already recorded a number of outstanding successes for the Board. NIB has been named a Laureate in the 2011 Computerworld Honors Programme and is being considered for a second even more celebrated honour. The achievements of NIB and other 2011 Laureates will be recognized publicly on Monday, June 20 at a black tie awards ceremony and gala cel]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:12:49 GMTFor the information of affected persons and the general public, the National Insurance Board wishes to advise that implementation of the July 2010 amendments to the National Insurance Contributions Regulations relative to hotel/hospitality workers, and Pensionable Civil Servants
will no longer happen on July 1, 2011, as previously announced; the amendments are now scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013. These two amendments will be the last of a package of changes, approved by Parliament last]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:44:04 GMTHigher Insurable Wage Ceiling
Contributions (for both the employer and the employee) in respect of the employee who makes more than $400 per week has increased. While the rate of contributions remains the same, the new wage ceiling is $500 per week/$2,167 per month. For weekly paid persons, the first salary deduction at the higher rate will be for the pay period in which January 3 falls.]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:26:46 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB)began operations in October 1974, to ad-minister a social security system that wouldprovide workers and their families withbasic financial protection against the lossof employment earnings in the event ofsickness, childbirth, retirement, invalidity,death, workplace injury (1980), and un-employment (2009). Under NationalInsurance, insured contributors are coveredfor three main types of contingencies –]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:05:58 GMTEmployers are reminded that summer students between the ages of 14 years and 24 years, who are employed for an aggregate of 10 weeks, between the period June 1 and August 31, in any year, are exempted from
paying National Insurance contributions from their earnings. The employer, however, is required to pay contributions of two percent (2%) of the students’insurable wages in respect of their summer earnings.]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:01:15 GMTFor the first time since the National Insurance programme started in 1974, the rate of contribution payments will be increased for employed persons. Beginning June 1, 2010, the rate will be increased by 1% – one half percent
(.50%) to be paid by the employer, and one-half percent (.50) to be paid by the employee. This means that the current rate of 8.8%, shared 5.4% for employer and 3.4% for employee, will change to 9.8%, shared 5.9% for employer, and 3.9% for employee. This translates to a max]]>Wed, 19 May 2010 07:34:10 GMTIn February 2006, the National Insurance Board (NIB) began the initiative to have all long-term benefit and assistance payments deposited directly into pensioners’ bank accounts. Apart from the efficiency gained as a result of the direct deposit, NIB considered the initiative to be a significant step forward in ensuring that the actual process of paying pensions and assistance payments was more humane and individualized, as well as confidential.]]>Wed, 12 May 2010 06:10:39 GMTThe National Insurance Board and The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association announced on Thursday that they are working together to successfully launch the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) in August of this year.]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:51:50 GMTThe National Insurance Board and The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association announced on Thursday that they are working together to successfully launch the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) in August of this year.]]>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:52:00 GMTPrime Minister the Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham this week approved the request from the National Insurance Board (NIB), to close out the interim phase and begin the next, permanent phase of the Unemployment Benefit with effect from June 1, 2010. His authorization is in accordance with the Unemployment Benefit Regulations which allow for the Minister with responsibility for National Insurance to advise on the effective date of the permanent phase of the approved program. This new phase will a]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:26:32 GMTBy Jimenita Swain ~ Guardian Senior Reporter ~ jimenita@nasguard.com:
Early registration for the National Prescription Drug Plan is expected to begin next week Monday, said Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday.
]]>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:46:44 GMTWho is Eligible?
In the first phase of the National Prescription Drug Plan coverage has been extended to three specific groups.
These groups include NIB pensioners, NIB invalids and children under 18 (or under 25 if in full- time education).
For persons of these groups to be eligible for membership in the Plan, they should have been diagnosed with one or more of the 11 chronic diseases covered by the Plan.
]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:55:48 GMTBy Matt Maura
Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas - The National Prescription Drug Plan will provide free medications for 11 chronic, non-communicable diseases to 35,000 Bahamians in its initial stage, Tami Francis, Drug Plan Project Manager said Tuesday.
]]>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:03:02 GMTLast year, staff of the National Insurance Board (NIB) embraced the slogan “Excellent Customer Care Starts With ME!” At NIB’s 2010 Leaders Conference, held on Paradise Island in January, Director Algernon Cargill told leaders that the focus of this excellent care must not be limited to the external customer, but should be directed to the internal customers as well. To demonstrate his administration’s commitment to promoting the wellbeing of the internal customer – NIB staff – he announced a num]]>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:10:26 GMTTop Managers and Customer Service staff of the National Insurance Board received a detailed briefing Tuesday on the National Prescription Drug Plan (NPDP) which is expected to be launched by April 2010.]]>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:36:12 GMTThe National Insurance Board (NIB) wishes to address and correct “facts” advanced by the Nassau Institute in a letter to the Editor, published in the Nassau Guardian of Saturday, September 19, 2009, and referenced in a Tribune article on September 21, 2009. In that letter, the Nassau Institute incorrectly suggested that National Insurance is proposing an 84.1% increase in taxes]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:09:34 GMTOn September 2, 2009, Prime Minister the Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham, tabled in the House of Assembly the report of the 8th Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Fund, which was completed and formally presented to Government in 2008. The Report, which covers a review period from January 2002 to December 2006, gives a comprehensive assessment of the current and future finances of the National Insurance Fund, and reviews the state of the country’s primary social security system from a so]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:15:26 GMTA “business person in Fox Hill” suggested in a letter to the Editor (What’s Going on at NIB? – Tribune 23/09), that with the recent move of Inspectors from the National Insurance Board’s Fox Hill Local Office to its Jumbey Village Local Office in the Clifford Darling Complex, the Board’s operations in Fox Hill will close down. According to Greg Collie, Senior Manager for Compliance with responsibility for the Inspectorate, nothing could be further from the truth. He said the Fox Hill Local Offic]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:12:40 GMTDerek Osborne, Consultant Actuary at the National Insurance Board is advising the public that though the 8th Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Fund, which includes long-term projections of the Fund and recommendations aimed at enhancing the Fund’s long-term sustainability as well as its ongoing relevance, has been completed, it has not yet been tabled in Parliament as is required by law.]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:00:42 GMTAlgernon Cargill, Director of the National Insurance Board (NIB) is responding to a Tribune article (March 12, 2009) that suggested that members of the business community are in a state of “enormous consternation” over the Board’s current and ongoing process of updating its contribution records. Though NIB has addressed this issue in the recent past, the NIB Director wishes to say once again that the Board is obligated by the National Insurance Act to ensure that all employers have paid the amou]]>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:47:38 GMTAs was reported in the local media recently, the National Insurance Board (NIB) is increasing its review of the contribution accounts of delinquent employers and self-employed persons in order to ensure compliance with the National Insurance Act (the Act). ]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:12:50 GMTAs of March 2, 2009, all claims submitted for short-term benefits by employed persons (i.e., persons who have bosses) must be accompanied by an Employers Certification form (Med 4). The new Med 4 form is a single- sheet addition to the Med 1, Med 1A and Med 2 forms. It requires the employer to certify that an employee is/was/will be off from work for the period stated. ]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:01:11 GMTThe National Insurance Board’s (NIB) primary objective, as mandated in the National Insurance Act, continues to be providing income-replacement for workers when they are unable to work. To deliver on this income-replacement promise to workers of The Bahamas, NIB collects contributions from self-employed persons and from employers on behalf of employees. ]]>